US online poker
In a recent development, online poker room Carbon Poker announced that they are once again taking new US based online poker players.
This is certainly a surprising move as many online poker rooms, online casinos and sports betting operators have been leaving the US market since April 2011 when the DOJ and FBI started to indict some gambling operators and closed some of their online activity by seizing their domains. Pokerstars, Full Tilt Poker, UB Poker, Doyles’ Room, GoCasino, Absolute Poker and more have stopped their games in America.
Some of the operators that left did so because they were required to, but many others did so as a precaution as it seemed that the online gambling climate was getting less friendly in the USA. Countering the trend, Carbon Poker is the only online gaming company that we know of that is coming back.
This could turn out to be a very smart move as the current landscape is almost empty of offers with a huge demand from millions of American players who like to have some fun playing casino games online. Carbon Poker is expected to see a considerable increase in traffic and to regain the number one spot of US online poker.
What is the risk for Carbon and their players? This is the question you should ask yourself if you are planning on signing up and making a deposit. Remember that the players at full tilt, absolute poker and UB poker have still not regained their bankroll after they were closed. Regarding UB Poker and Absolute Poker which both are part of the Cereus Network, such bankrolls are not expected to ever been seen again as these companies are practically bankrupt with insufficient funding left to help. Concerning Full Tilt there is more hope as this was a bigger brand and they are trying to work on a deal to sell the company.
With respect to Carbon Poker, it seems that this is a well run company. They have no history of having problems with withdrawal, and given that they were not indicted last April, they could be clean with respect to breaking the UIGEA, the law the other operators are accused of breaking. Also the DOJ may not have the focus to investigate them as they already have a lot on their plate with their recent unpopular actions against the main operators.
Tags: Black Friday, Carbon Poker, Cereus Network, DOJ, Full Tilt Poker, gambling laws, GoCasino, online casinos, UIGEA, US online poker